“This is unacceptable!”

“The King of Maren murdered Sir Carmier. How could we let a dishonorable murderer command us? Instead, we should even take revenge.” The commanding knights of the Knights of Dawn reacted violently. Unlike the other members of the cavalry, they had shared years of friendship with Carmier as fellow knights and friends. After witnessing the murder of their close friend, they couldn’t even stay calm, much less let the murderer command them.

‘Ha… This is driving me crazy.’

Baron Blanc also agreed that things were completely out of control, but he desperately attempted to persuade the knights.

“Sirs. Sirs, it’s not that I don’t know how all of you feel. But Sir Carmier promised on his honor, right? Are you planning to go against Sir Carmier’s last orders?”

“Keugh!” The knights gritted their teeth. Indeed, they had heard Carmier promising to bet ‘everything he had’ on the duel.

“And another thing. Uh… His Majesty said he had no idea of Sir Carmier’s identity,” Baron Blanc said.

“W-what did you say?!” the knights exclaimed with fierce gazes.

Baron Blanc responded while breaking a sweat, “From what His Majesty has told me, Sir Carmier didn’t introduce himself, did he? His Majesty said that he mistook Sir Carmier for a mercenary captain since Sir Carmier had brought with him a large...